Neela Kapadia
Under The Embroidered Sky is a series of books and films on the embroideries of Kutch. This volume, the first in the series provides an intimate and insightful glimpse into the world of Ahir embroidery and the women who practise it. It explores the place of embroidery in Ahir life; identifies the characteristic features of this embroidery style; decodes the languages of stitches and mirrors, motifs and borders; and describes the ways in which embroidery is used ...